Where does “fantasquement” come from?
fantasquement (French) comes from French fantasque, from French fantaste, from French fantastique, from Spanish fantástico, from Italian fantastico, from Latin phantasticus, from Ancient Greek φανταστικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
fantasquement (French): capriciously; fancifully
Definitions
- capriciously; fancifully
Ancestry of “fantasquement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fantasque | capricious, unpredictable (character) |
| 2 | French | fantaste | — |
| 3 | French | fantastique | fantastic |
| 4 | Spanish | fantástico | fantastic |
| 5 | Italian | fantastico | fantastic; fabulous, imaginary, imaginative,... |
| 6 | Latin | phantasticus | imaginary |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φανταστικός | able to produce the appearance of something |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |